Hi everyone,
I just registered and wanted to say hello.
My name is Mike and I currently reside in the Hill Country around Austin, TX.
Its been a very very long time that I been fishing and owning a boat, but I the only type of boats I owned were Bow Riders and deck boats (Regal & Four Winns).
I am now looking at a new boat that is focus for boat fishing and skiing (or pulling tubes). I like a boat that can fit possibly 6 people (Me, my wife, son 19, his girlfriend 19, and my two daughters that are 14 and 4 yrs old ).
If anyone could recommend a boat that is friendly to boat, but possibly more towards fishing friendlier (fishing 60% / causing with family 40%).
I looked into Tracker boats but I see that they are aluminum boats and I see they only make boats that are aluminum and fits 5 comfortable.
I do have my eyes on possibly the Stratos 486 SF, which is the cheapest boat in their fleet that would fit 6 easily.
Also another boat is the Lowe FS1710 or FS1810
Also i'd like to find a Fish and Ski boat that can fit into a 2-car garage since my neighborhood has a home owners association . I am ok to put it into a angle in the garage , lol.
Note* Love the stratos but its a little bit more that I prefer to spend, but this would be a boat I plan to keep for a very , very long time so I don't mind spending up to $33K max budget.
Thanks for any feedback